Does VMware pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VMware employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VMware. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VMware?

86% of VMware employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated VMware 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (458) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (245) , Software Engineer (215) , Staff Engineer (205) , Business Analyst (147) , Senior Manager (136) , Account Executive (132) , Director (130) , Senior Software Engineer (128) , Manager (106) , Intern (102) , Sales (94) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92) , Account Manager (88)

What are the pros of working at VMware according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 990 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 946 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 768 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 428 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 382 reviews))

What are the cons of working at VMware according to real employee reviews?

"I had a very Bad manager" ((in 247 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs twice in a year" ((in 143 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 64 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about VMware layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about VMware layoffs and their outlook for job security at VMware in 2026.

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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VMware has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 10,832 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The VMware employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

Mar 7, 2012

Great technology, but not a great to work!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great technology Definitely one of the most visionary CEOs in the industry Great under valued people in the field that put in all the work e.g. SEs, PSCs, TAMs Great training on VMware products is easily available

Cons

Acquisition is occurring at a very fast rate with little to no near term integration, make it very difficult to talk about products outside of the core product and paint an integrated story. The company seems to be VERY worried about Microsoft. Career advancement is very limited. The majority of mid-level to senior-level management within the Reston office are ex-EMC from the old EMC. The have brought over the unhappy work culture with them. Comp plans change half way through the year and are getting tighter and tighter.

3.0

Mar 5, 2012

It has been a great experience as far as personal career path is concerned

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

working at vmware opens a variety of opportunities and knowledge

Cons

With the company growing there is sever hirearchy that has set in

2.0

Mar 2, 2012

Great technology, great people, not such a great place to work!

Anonymous employee

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Awesome technology Senior level management are at the top of their game Arguably the Smartest CEO in the industry Great people in the trenches Most people are willing to go out of their way to help. Training and enablement is readily available.

Cons

Cronyism and nepotism runs rampant Opportunities to advance your career are limited Some account managers are absolutely clueless when it comes to the concept of "solution selling" Mid-level management leaves a lot to be desired. Changing comp plans are making it more difficult to make money. Post-sales is not respected by the pre-sales organization. Too EMC re-treads have brought the baggage to VMware; everyone knows EMC culture and unhappy employees are synonymous

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